jimbodeako OP t1_irymuwv wrote on October 12, 2022 at 12:31 AM

Reply to comment by GodlikeCat in My mom's 34 year old microwave from 1988 by jimbodeako

I ruined a perfectly good microwave by putting EasyMac in it without water. What a mess, black smoke, and I could never get the smell out of the microwave. Got a decent one now though.

gloatingfern t1_irzdprz wrote on October 12, 2022 at 4:14 AM

I ruined a microwave by heating a sweet potato for 10 minutes, and following it up with a cup of milk for 3 minutes without cooling. There were electrical sparks, shut off, and wouldn't turn back on, even after letting it cool down.

charmorris4236 t1_is17fbs wrote on October 12, 2022 at 3:42 PM

Those both seem like way too long of cooking times for those items lol

Faidonas t1_is1mh7s wrote on October 12, 2022 at 5:21 PM

Low wattage maybe

charmorris4236 t1_is24r2i wrote on October 12, 2022 at 7:19 PM

Good point!

SnooDrawings3750 t1_is0ukzl wrote on October 12, 2022 at 2:14 PM

I did that with a bag of popcorn. Every time we opened the door it smelled like cigarette smoke. On the plus side, I learned how to install an overhead microwave oven.